• Czars no longer control government
  • Russia has been though some tough time concernig communisum to free enterprise
  • Pollution= problem
  • the country is becomeing more modern
  • economy is unstable
  • Russia used to be a communism
  • they have been working to overcome there problems and challenges
  • people were not happy with the communist/government
  • many people are poor
  • OIL SPILL!! NOOOOO!!!
  • People began to open their own businesses.
  • Russia became a democracy.
  • They began a free enterprise (ability to run ones own business)
  • 75% of population west of Urals
  • People didn't like the S.U.


W (What do I want to know? Create your own questions using all topic headings and terms):
  • What is an enterprise system?
  • What political challenges came up?
  • How much damage did the challenges do?
  • DId the challenges cause any enviromental issuses?
  • How did they over come these political challenges?
  • why is being in a home to different ethnic groups a challenge for russia?
  • Why did the life expentancy fall?
  • What is nuclear energy?
  • What is communism?
  • What are the environmental issues?

  • What is a federal republic?
  • What is a democracy?
  • What is Chechnya?
  • Where do most people live and why?
  • Why did prices rise?